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Many Americans find workplace 'hostile and taxing'

Workplaces in the US are often found to be grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile, a new study by American researchers has shown. At the same time, workers say they enjoy considerable autonomy.

More than one in four US employees say they don't have enough time to do their job properly, with the complaint being most common among white-collar workers, a a joint study by the non-profit global policy think tank Rand Corporation, Harvard Medical School and the University of California reveals.

But the study does not fail to mention that more than 80 percent of respondents praised a considerable level of autonomy at the workplace, saying they were allowed to solve problems creatively and try out their own ideas.

The survey confirmed that retirement was often "a fluid concept." Many older employees said they had previously retired before rejoining the workforce. And many people aged 50 and older, who were not employed, said they would consider rejoining the workforce, if conditions were right.

The findings were compiled on the basis of a poll of over 3,000 adults across the United States.